BOWLING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 102, 30 March 1929, Page 9

BOWLING

MANAWATU TOURNEY. FOURTH ROUND FINISHED. IMPROVED WEATHER CONDITIONS. The fourth round of the Manawatu Bowling Centre’s Easter tournament was concluded this morning under greatly improved weather conditions compared with those of yesterday, and the greens were playing well. Sectional play was advanced one stage further this morning than was reached at the end of yesterday’s play. The Mayor paid a visit to the various greens during the day. Details of this morning’s play are as follow: SECTION A. (Fourth Round.) Taylor 22 v. Drew 19; Thompson 25 v. Holland 5; Brackenridge 18 v. Pickering 17; Crump 17 v. Davidson 11; Wardrop, 28 v. Noad 7; Teale 25 v. Gallichan 9. SECTION B. (Fourth Round.) Morris 25 v. Reid 16; Kershaw 19 v. Sparrow 12; Crawford 19 v. Sttaart 14; Jones 17 v. McWhannell 16; Suhan 16 v. Sutherland 15; Johnston 27 v. Herdman 12. SECTION C. (Fourth Round.) Munro 24 v. Spencer 18; E. Anderson 24 v. L. Brown to; J. Neilsen 22 v. H. Preece 11; J. R. Cunnmghame 19 v. Morgan 17; Norwood 21 v. Corbridge 8; J. Pearson 22 v. J. Gagliardi 17; N. H. Nash 17 v. Wilson 13. The positions of the rinks in each section at the end of the first four rounds are indicated in the following tables: —

An exhibit of considerable interest in the pavilion of the Palmerston North Club was the fine collection of nearly 200 badges of* bowling clubs collected by Mr M. J. Suhan, of Levin, during the tour of New Zealand bowlers in Australia, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada and the United States.

MARLBOROUGH TOURNAMENT. Per Press Association. ’» BLENHEIM, March 30. With the first three rounds of the Marlborough Bowling Centre’s Easter tournament completed none of the visiting rinks lias an unbroken record though seven of the local rinks have three wins to their credit. Of the visitors Webb (Seatoun), Laughton (Newton), Rowlands (Masterton), ana Slinn (Hutt), have two wins apiece, while Bell (Masterton Park), j Cathie (Karori), Russell (Newton), Warwick (Newton) and Sexton (Newton) have one win each, llabone, of Palmerston North, has ljot yet had a win. The weather to-day is again glorious.

SECTION A. Wins. Losses W. Crump (P.N.) 4 — G. W. Wardrop (Woodville) 4 — J. M. Thompson (Eoxton) 2 2 J. M. Brackenridge \ (Victoria) 2 2 J. Davidson (T.E.) 2 2 G. H. Noad (Lyall Bay) . 2 2 A. K. Drew (Bulls) 2 2 J. W. Teale (Northern) ... 2 . 2 C. Pickering (P.N.) 2 2 A. W. Gallichan (P.N.) 1 3 D. Taylor (Island Bay) ... 1 3 L. W. Holland (Man’watu) — 4

SECTION B. .■ - 1 Wins. Losses. E. Sparrow (T.E.) 3 1 J. Kershaw (Manawatu) 3 1 J. Keid (Lyall Bay) 3 1 M. Sulian (Levin) 3 1 P. Morris (P.N.) 2 2 A. Stuart (Northern) 2 2 McWhannell (Hataitai) ... 2 2 H. Johnson (T.E.) 2 2 Crawford (Karori) • 2 2 J. Herdman (FeiJding) ... 1 3 W. E: Jones (P.N.) 1 3 J. Sutherland (Fitzroy) — 4

SECTION C. Wins. Losses N. H. Nash (P.N.) 4 — C. 13. Norwood (Victoria) 4 — J. Pearson (Woodville) ... 3 1 D. Munro (Island Bay) .:. 2 2 E. Anderson 2 2 L. Brown (P.N.) < 2 2 E. Spencer (Shannon) 2 2 J. Neilsen (Eeilding) 2 2 J. Gagliardi (T.E.) ' 2 2 H. Preece (Manawatu) ... i 3 J. Cunninghame (Northern) i 3 J. Corbridge (Manawatu) i 3 j. Morgan (Takaro) i 3 G. Wilson ‘(P.N.) 1